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Good morning, and welcome to your daily briefing. It's been a turbulent 24 hours across tech and crypto: Anthropic pushed back its massive IPO, Bitget suffered a nine-figure hack, and Binance doubled down on stablecoins. Let's dive in.

In today's briefing

  • 1.Anthropic Delays IPO, AI Burn Continues
  • 2.Meta's Muse Tops Consumer AI Charts
  • 3.Bitget Hack Sends Shockwaves
  • 4.Binance Bets on Circle and Tokenized Stocks
  • ⚡Quick hits on other news
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🚨Bitget Loses $387.5 Million in Hot Wallet Hack, Freezes Withdrawals

The Rundown: Crypto exchange Bitget suffered a $387.5 million hot wallet breach, forcing an immediate freeze on all withdrawals across every asset.

The details:

  • ●Bitget lost $387.5 million from hot wallets, one of the largest exchange hacks in recent history.
  • ●The exchange froze withdrawals across all assets, sparking user panic and concerns about solvency.
  • ●Hot wallet vulnerabilities remain a critical weakness for centralized exchanges, as this attack exploited private key exposure.
  • ●The hack follows a pattern of increasing exchange security incidents, highlighting the need for cold storage and insurance.
Why it matters: For crypto users and founders, this is a stark reminder of counterparty risk. Even major exchanges aren't immune to security failures. Expect regulatory scrutiny to intensify and users to shift toward self-custody or decentralized platforms. Exchange security will be a key differentiator in retaining trust.

Sources: The Defiant +1 other

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💼Binance Invests $100M in Circle, Tokenized Stocks Gain Momentum

The Rundown: Binance's strategic investment in Circle and new partnerships for tokenized stocks signal a major push toward institutional-grade crypto products.

The details:

  • ●Binance invested $100 million in Circle, the issuer of USDC, and extended its USDC fee agreement for five years.
  • ●Tokenized stocks gained traction with Ondo's in-kind mint, allowing direct conversion of traditional securities into on-chain tokens.
  • ●NYSE partnered with Blockchain.com to explore tokenized equity trading.
  • ●Aave introduced a lending market for tokenized stocks, expanding DeFi's reach into traditional assets.
Why it matters: The convergence of traditional finance and crypto is accelerating. Binance's Circle bet cements stablecoins as a core infrastructure layer, while tokenized stocks could bridge the gap between equities and DeFi. For founders, this opens new opportunities in compliance, custody, and institutional crypto services.

Sources: The Defiant +1 other

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Everything else in the news today

SEC staff issued new FAQs drawing a line on token buybacks and liquid staking, providing regulatory clarity for protocols.→
GitLab reported $1.13B in revenue with 24% billings growth, signaling strong demand for DevSecOps tools.→
Stripe's AI CRO also revealed that AI companies derive 48% of revenue internationally, underscoring global demand.→
Ondo's in-kind mint allows tokenized securities to be created directly from traditional assets, reducing friction.→
Aave launched a lending market for tokenized stocks, enabling leveraged exposure to equities on-chain.→
Blockchain.com partnered with NYSE to explore tokenized stock listings, a first for a major exchange.→
Meta's Muse success adds to its AI product portfolio, competing with ChatGPT and Gemini.→
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